Tim Hyers

Who is Tim Hyers?

Timothy James Hyers is a former Major League Baseball first baseman who played for four seasons. He played for the San Diego Padres from 1994 to 1995, the Detroit Tigers in 1996, and the Florida Marlins in 1999. In 2013, Hyers will serve as minor league hitting coordinator of the Boston Red Sox. He was an area scout for the Red Sox in his native Georgia from 2009–2012.

Hyers attended Newton County High School in Georgia and was selected in the second round by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1990 Major League Baseball Draft. During his ten-year minor league career in the Blue Jay, Padre, Arizona Diamondbacks and Marlin organizations, he batted .261 with 847 hits.

In the Majors, he batted .217 with two home runs at 17 runs batted in in 133 games played.

Hyers worked as a hitting coach in the Tigers' farm system, and also taught physical education at Victory Christian School in Conyers, Georgia, prior to joining the Red Sox.